Stevens, ranked No. 15 nationally at quarterback in the Class of 2015 by Rivals.com, passed for 1,596 yards and ran for 785 last season for the explosive Hawks' offense (46.5 points per game).

Nate Sudfeld and Tre Roberson shared time at quarterback for IU last season with Sudfeld starting eight games and Roberson four. Both have two years of eligibility remaining.

"Both are tremendous quarterbacks," Stevens said. "They just have different skill sets. I think what (IU coaches) see in me is a little bit of both."

Among the 6-4, 200-pound Stevens' other offers were Big Ten schools Purdue, Michigan State, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. Additional offers included Boston College, North Carolina State and West Virginia.

Oregon and Virginia Tech were among colleges who showed heavy interest but didn't offer.

"If other teams were going to offer they would have offered a long time ago if I was that important," Stevens said. "If they just now realized they are going to offer, I'm a backup plan. I don't want to go anywhere where I'm a backup plan."

Stevens said he plans to be a business major.

"Kelley School of Business is top of the line, maybe the best in the country," he said. "It's a big-time degree that will put me in the best position in the future."